Comparison of Postoperative Quality of Recovery by Anesthetic Method in Patients Undergoing Shoulder Arthroscopy

Comparison of Postoperative Quality of Recovery by Anesthetic Method in Patients Undergoing Shoulder Arthroscopy: Brachial Plexus Block for Pain Control Under General Anesthesia Versus Brachial Plexus Block for Surgical Block Under Sedation

The aim of this study is to compare the quality of recovery in patients undergoing arthroscopic shoulder surgery depending on the type of anesthesia used:

1. general anesthesia with preoperative brachial plexus block for intra- and postoperative analgesia
2. regional anesthesia (brachial plexus block) with intraoperative sedation.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Patients of age 19 years and above, scheduled for shoulder arthroscopic surgery

Exclusion Criteria:

• emergency operation
• inflammation or infection at the site of nerve block administration
• inability to perform the quality of recovery questionnaire due to dementia or delirium
• severe lung disease (e.g. chronic obstructive pulmonary disease or interstitial lung disease)
• contraindication to brachial plexus block
• history of hypersensitivity or side effect to ropivacaine